Cavaliers: Only guaranteed starters are Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao

Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant had almost convinced himself free agent C.J. Miles would be signing elsewhere.

After all, he was being pursued by the Lakers, the Rockets and a few other teams.

"I didn't think he was a candidate for us," Grant said Thursday at the Cavaliers luncheon at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven in Lyndhurst. "I thought he would go to a different place. He kept coming back to us. He said, 'I want to be here.' It's a place he can jump-start his career."

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The Cavs signed the 6-foot-6, 222-pound Miles to a two-year, $4 million contract on Wednesday. The second year of the deal is not guaranteed, a source confirmed.

Cavs coach Byron Scott said Miles will compete for a starting job.

"If you look at our team, Kyrie (Irving) and Andy (Varejao) are the only starters," he said. "Tristan (Thompson), C.J. and Dion (Waiters) will have to earn it."

Scott was pleased with the addition of Miles.

"He's a guy I really like," he said. "I like the way he plays. I always thought he was a guy who could do more. I envisioned him playing multiple positions, the '2' and the '3.' I'm very excited about that pickup.

"The kid said he wanted to play for me. I thought that was important. He's at the point in his career where he was ready for a change. I think right now he's hungry enough to prove people wrong."

Irving, the reigning Rookie of the Year, broke his right hand in Las Vegas during a summer-league practice session.

"His hand is moving along nicely," Scott said. "He hasn't had any setbacks. They figure he'll be good to go by training camp."

Grant said he thought the Cavs have had a solid, but quiet, offseason. Besides Miles, they acquired power forward Jon Leuer and point guard Jeremy Pargo. They also drafted Waiters and center Tyler Zeller.

Scott likes what they've done.

"I'm happy where we are," he said. "Our next move is to get (restricted free agent) Alonzo Gee done. Pargo is a strong, physical point guard, who will fight it out with Donald Sloan. I love the competition."

Grant said the Cavs had Waiters and Zeller ranked in the top 10 among 2012 draft prospects.

"For us, it was like hitting it out of the park," he said. "I'm thrilled with our draft."

Grant said he had a pretty good idea the 6-4, 221-pound Waiters wasn't going to dominate summer league in Las Vegas. The Suns gave Waiters a guarantee before the draft and he shut down all workouts.

He showed up for summer league a bit overweight and then tweaked his knee in one of the games. He missed the last two games.

"We knew Dion was not going to be great in summer league," he said. "A team had shut him down before the draft and told him to go back to Philadelphia. He was rusty. He hurt his knee a little bit. He did some (nice) things at summer league."

Quick hits

-- During a question-and-answer period after the luncheon, Scott was asked if he had witnessed Irving hitting the rookie wall. "Just when he hit his hand on the wall in summer league," he joked.

-- The Cavs have opened dialogue on a contract extension for Scott, who is entering his third season as coach. "We'll take care of that somewhere down the line," Scott said. "People ask, 'Do you really like Cleveland?' I love it. The perception of Cleveland is it's the 'Mistake by the Lake.' I hope I'm here in the next five years. I enjoy what's going on."

-- Scott's 29-year-old son, Thomas, is getting married on Aug. 18 in Los Angeles. "I don't have anything to do with the marriage, but pay (for it)," he said. Thomas is an assistant coach for the D-League Canton Charge.

-- Scott said Zeller is taller than advertised. "He's closer to 7-1," he said.